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Ries;16615 wrote: I wasnt talking about the one you got- I was refering to your comment about looking at a basket case a few hours north of Doug, on Vancouver Island.

I am quite aware of the difference in location between Quilicene and Hornby, having spent time in both.

and yes, we are talking about the same wild man- and he is not even in his shop at all these days, unfortunately its rusting in place, and kids are swiping small things to sell for ciggies. as I said, I was up there (Hornby) in August, and visited that shop. (with permission) The Beaudry probably wont live again- its becoming one solid piece of iron, if you know what I mean. It was rumored to have moved, not under power, some ten or fifteen years ago, but it sure doesnt look like the ram would go up and down today.

Got it, Ries. If it's the same hammer I'm thinking of- I did go up years ago, about an 8 hour drive from Seattle to look at a trashed #8. The guy was a logger on central vancouver island. Perhaps some other crazy guy from up North? what are the chances :mstickle:?! I was told there were maintenance barges for the logging operations. Filled with machinery they were, I suspect.

As always- paying the mortgage in the here and now will keep me off the vfd project for a minute. Stay tuned...

Larry L;16621 wrote: You got 480 power Steve? if so I got a 5HP VFD you can have for $75

Seems a deal, Larry. Bill did give me a 5hp vfd that runs 240 3 phase from single phase 240. I wasn't aware they went the other way. Sounds like the ticket if they perform as advertised, If not I can always fall back on the idler arrangement

For you Beaudry owners out there: I'm looking for a close-up of the crank adjustment plate, or that's what I think it's called. The one on this hammer is going to get replaced with something that looks like it belongs there, just need to see a picture of what the original looks like,. My guess is that it's some kind of sliding nut? TIA

K A Willey;17631 wrote: On all my Beaudry's they origanally had no nut the the long bolt that goes through the crank pin T is only there to adjust the stroke up and down when the crank pin is tight it will not come loose if there is tention on the bolt , it really doesn't even need to be in there when you have it adjusted but if it is tight it needs no nut at all as the T of the crank pin is the nut when the crank pin is tight ( the T of the crank pin is threaded). I use mine on a daily basis and they have never come loose yet. i can get you a few pics if you need them. you will find if you change the stroke on that hammer much a lock nut on that bolt is a major pain in the ass.

Willey

Got it, Thanks. Interesting. For the first time today I was breaking everything loose and seeing how it worked. Agreed, it looks like it may not even matter as long as the crank nut stays tight

Wow, This thing hit's like no tomorrow. Stuff was falling off the walls left and right once it fired up. Per one of Grant's old emails about running a 300lbr at 350 BPM, I wasn't too worried about overdriving the hammer a bit. I'd forgotten I changed out the 3" flat belt pulley I had all the speed calcs done for so I found out I was in fact running the hammer at close to 400BPM with a new 4 groove pulley. Not only did it handle it, the hammer seemed to run best flat out! It shattered a 2x4 in seconds. I'd always been lead to believe air hammers were the end all but this guy has changed my mind. A quick youtube video to show it in action

Good point, Bruce. I had asked the question repeatedly on side thrust on the motor bearings. Most responses were that they should be robust enough. The tension doesn't feel any worse, maybe less than that of the flat belt. It almost seems like you can loosen up a little since they seem to have more grab than the flat belt. Fortunately I have about three 5hp motors laying around so if this one burns up...